Re: Repositories using some form of automatically generated metadata

From: Lee Giles <giles_at_IST.PSU.EDU>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:46:14 -0400

CiteSeerX uses nothing but automated metadata extraction. You can try it
out at

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu

Best

Lee Giles

Mahendra Mahey wrote:
> I am trying to find the extent to which repositories are using some form
> of automatically generated metadata.
>
> This could be in the form of automatically inserting the depositors
> details into the author field as a suggestion (if they are indeed the
> author - as sometimes they are not), a pick list appearing on a deposit
> form from an internal database, to the use of automatic classification
> systems that populate fields such as keywords, subject, title etc after
> an analysis of the item deposited.
>
> *Questions*
>
> If your repository is using auto metadata...
>
> What kind of auto metadata is being used and how? Has this been formally
> documented? Is this available? If not, could you provide me with a
> screnshot?
>
> If you are not using it, I am assuming that you would like to use some
> form of it, as long as it is reliable? If any of you have objections or
> bad experiences to using auto generated metadata, please let me know why.
>
> Could you please *reply to me off list*? I will of course provide the
> list with a summary of my findings.
>
> Thank you
>
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> -----------------------------------------------
> Mr Mahendra Mahey
>
> Repositories Research Officer
>
> UKOLN,
> University of Bath,
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